Layer 3 Switches

ALSO CALLED:
Routing Switches,
Layer SwitchingDEFINITION: In a network, a 'routing switch' is a device that combines the functions of a switch, which forwards data by looking at a physical device address, and a router, which forwards packets by locating a next hop address.

WEBCAST:
Learn about Cisco’s NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA), a high-performing, scalable solution that establishes a new standard for high-performance and crows-device flow visibility in the data center for help with resource optimization, application performance improvement, traffic accounting, and security needs.

VIDEOCAST:
Learn about Trusted Computing in today’s enterprise with this executive briefing on two different forms of embedded hardware security: the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and self-encrypting drive (SED). Designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) to counter the vulnerabilities of software-based security, and so much more.

WEBCAST:
Go "under the hood" of the revolutionary Cisco integrated services router. See the technological advances that will enable you to create a truly borderless network, while giving you the convenient, powerful network management features you crave in today's resource-challenged IT environment.

WEBCAST:
In the Quest Software on-demand webcast, “Getting Your Network out of Gridlock,” learn to monitor your network health so you can maximize performance and minimize gridlock. See how to identify the chokepoints, bandwidth hogs and vulnerabilities that gum up your network.

VIDEO:
This short video examines a hardware-assisted approach to PC management. Find out more about this technique and how it can help you properly manage your desktop environment, regardless of system states.

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